Student, 13, shot dead on school bus

A 13-year-old girl was fatally shot on a school bus in far south Miami-Dade Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade police announced during a news conference carried live on WTVJ-Ch. 6.

Police said the girl was shot by a male student who remained on the bus and was taken into custody. They did not identify the suspect. The girl who was shot was not identified but police said she was at student at Palm Glades Preperatory Academy in southwest Miami-Dade.

There were eight students on the bus at the time of the shooting, including the victim's younger sibling. None of the other students were hurt, however.